THE family of a Scot who was swept over a 100ft waterfall in Canada have said there were no signs to warn them the area was dangerous.

Former oil executive Andrew Barrie had been rafting during a holiday in British Columbia with his wife Carol and son Andrew Jnr when disaster struck.

The 50-year-old, who is missing presumed dead, and his 16-year-old son were float tubing on the Kettle River near Grand Forks when he was swept away over the Cascade Falls.

Andrew Jnr managed to swim to safety and ran down the bank chasing his father before he disappeared.

Elderly Canadian couple Ronald and Jacqueline Legare – part of a group of 13 friends and family on the rafting trip – were also killed in the accident.

A statement from the Barrie family, from Balloch, Dunbartonshire, said: “What had started as a beautiful, peaceful float on the river, with friends who knew the river well, turned to tragedy with the loss of three lives.

“The river is normally calm and was used by other people on the same day. But due to recent heavy rain one stretch of the river was treacherous with strong currents.

“There are no signs indicating the possible dangers and we had no concerns whatsoever on being on the water.”